Time of Fallen Blossoms
Time of Fallen Blossoms is 1951 book written by Allan Clifton. Clifton was an Australian intelligence officer with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.[1] It is a memoir of his time in Japan in 1946 during the post-war occupation.[2][3] Clifton had studied Japanese for 12 years[4] and worked as an interpreter. His book contained accounts of Australian soldiers' mistreatment of Japanese Prisoners of War after the Japanese surrender[5] and gang rapes of Japanese women by Australian soldiers in Japan. The book was controversial in Australia as a result, and he was subsequently discredited by the Australian Army.[6]
The book received renewed attention in 2016 when a passage was referenced in a tweet by Australian journalist Scott McIntyre about past Australian war crimes in his criticism of Anzac Day.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Gerster, Robin Six Inch Rule: Revisiting the Australian Occupation of Japan 1946–1952 Monash University Publishing Retrieved May 25, 2016
- ↑ Time of Fallen Blossoms November 1951 The Journal of Asian Studies Retrieved May 25, 2016
- ↑ Time of Fallen Blossoms review Foreign Affairs Retrieved May 25, 2016
- ↑ Clifton, Allan (1951) Time of Fallen Blossoms Chapter 1, pp5 Retrieved May 27, 2016
- ↑ Clifton, Allan (1951) Time of Fallen Blossoms Chapter 1, pp5-6 Retrieved May 27, 2016
- ↑ Occupational Hazards: the story of BCOF March 6, 2011 ABC Australia Retrieved May 25, 2016
- ↑ Aubusson, Kate Scott McIntyre again tweets contentious Anzac Day comments 29 April 2016 Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 29 April 2016
- ↑ Davidson, Helen Former SBS reporter Scott McIntyre repeats Anzac Day accusations on Twitter 25 April 2016 Guardian Australia Retrieved April 29, 2016
- ↑ Piotrowski, Daniel 'Pack-rape, murder and pillaging': Former SBS reporter sacked for 'offensive' tweets about Australian soldiers launches new attack on Anzac legend 25 April 2016 Daily Mail Retrieved 29 April 2016